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sup·pose (sə-pōź)

[Middle English supposen, from Old French supposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to place), of Medieval Latin suppōnere, from Latin, to put under, sub-, sub-, + pōnere, to place.]

verb: -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation: Suppose we win the lottery.
    1. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.
    2. To consider to be probable or likely: I suppose it will rain.
  3. To imply as an antecedent condition; presuppose: “Patience must suppose pain” (Samuel Johnson)
  4. To consider as a suggestion: Suppose we dine together.

intransitive verb 

To imagine; conjecture.